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mandibles small ; eyes not very large. Antennae 12-jointed, 

 the club abrupt, 3- jointed. Thorax rather stout, convex 

 dorsad ; scutum with distinct parapsidal furrows ; scutellum 

 with three large foveae at base, the lateral foveae absent, the 

 caudal margin foveate ; metanotum with a large raised 

 longitudinal scale at base. Petiole stout, about one-half longer 

 than wide, striate ; second segment with a few short striae at 

 base, also a short median impression ; body of abdomen as long 

 as thorax and petiole united, stout, ovoid, gently convex above 

 and beneath, the second segment occupying almost all surface. 

 Fore wings well developed, attaining apex of abdomen, broad ; 

 costal, submarginal, marginal, stigmal, and basal veins well 

 developed ; venation terminating at one-half wing length ; 

 marginal vein about four times as long as wide, the stigmal 

 short. 



Distinguished by the three foveae at base of scutellum. 

 In Kiefifer's table of genera (1911) running to Idiotypa^ 

 Poerster, and Neuropria, Kieffer. 



Type. — Trifoveata. 



Table of species. 



A. Median fovea at base of sciitelhim twice as 



long as the one on either side sordida 



B. Foveae at base of scutellum nearly subequal. 



(1) Body wholly reddish trifoveata 



(2) Head and body of abdomen black ... erythrothorax 



Neopkia trifoveata, n. sp. 



9 . Bright-reddish or chestnut-brown ; eyes, ocelli, and 

 apical three antennal joints, black ; legs golden-yellow. Wings 

 subhy aline. Scape long and slender; pedicel one-half longer 

 than wide ; funicle joints narrower than pedicel, first one-half 

 longer than wide, 2-7 wider than long, the seventh widened ; 

 club stout, the first and second joints wider than long. Length, 

 2-10-1-75 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district. Described from 

 several specimens; a not uncommon species in and about 

 jungle. 



Type. — I. 5143, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, head and forewings on a slide. 



Neopria erythrothorax, n. sp. 



9 . Head and abdomen black, the thorax bright-red, also 

 the petiole ; legs and antennae red, the antennal club black. 

 Like trifoveata, but forewings somewhat darkly infuscate, the 

 marginal vein shorter, less than thrice as long as wide ; petiole 

 no longer than wide, the abdomen with more striae at base ; 

 first funicle joint slightly longer than wide. Length, 1*60 mm. 



